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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Colorado rates for HCPCS 88271

This laboratory test uses a fluorescently labeled probe that attaches to a specific piece of genetic material to detect a particular gene change within cells. It is commonly used to help diagnose certain cancers, blood disorders, or genetic conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$16.22 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$28.18 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $16 to $162Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $89
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $59professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$42.66
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$33.88

NE $47.86DC $16.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.